Product Description

Argues that commercial produce is nutrient-poor, and explains how to grown more healthful food in enriched soil.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #525914 in Books
• Published on: 1992-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 236 pages

From Library Journal
Every good gardening book offers some new information or technique for the enthusiast. This one presents Peavy's research into the relationship between the health and condition of the soil and the nutritional value of the food grown in it. Organic gardeners have been scoffed at for contending that synthetic fertilizers do not provide the full range of nutrients in forms that can be used by plants and thus made available to us when we eat them. Peavy and coauthor Peary explain why these claims are true and provide clear instructions for powercharging the garden's soil that go beyond traditional organic methods. In discussing pesticides, the authors point out that "the assumptions used in setting the Acceptable Daily Intakes do not take into account multiple exposures to other pesticides and synergistic actions between them" and that a very small percent of our food supply is checked for residues. Providing good general gardening information, this excellent, well-organized book also includes lists of supplies with suppliers and price lists, an extensive bibliography, and a good index. While recommended for gardening collections, it should also be accessible as a nutrition book; unfortunately, the LC subject headings do not provide this access.
- Carol Cubberly, Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

The best gardening book that I ever purchased!
I have many organic type gardening books, but this is the most informative and common sense book that I have ever purchased. It takes you through the whole process of setting up a garden and super charging your soil so that your vegetables will be packed with good nutrition!